Design for an Altar: Elevation, with Trompe l'Oeil Plan Below, Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray, red wash, graphite on cream laid paper, Centrally placed elevation of an altar showing a painting of a penitent saint in the wilderness. The heads of two cherubs can be seen above in a circular frame. The altarpiece is flanked by Corinthian topped pilasters. A group of three figures, one of which holds a lance, appears at the left of the altar. At right, one figure carries candlesticks. Below the elevation, a sheet of paper containing a plan view is drawn in trompe-l'oeil and edged with red. The edges appear rolled, and an elaborate frame is shown at right, behind the sheet., Italy, 1750–75, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Altar, Elevation, Trompe l'Oeil Plan, Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, Pen, brown ink, brush, gray, red wash, graphite, cream laid paper, Centrally placed elevation, altar showing, painting, penitent saint, wilderness, heads, two cherubs, circular frame, altarpiece, flanked, Corinthian topped pilasters, group, three figures, holds, lance, left, altar, right, figure carries candlesticks, elevation, sheet, paper containing, plan view, drawn, trompe-l'oeil, edged, red, edges, rolled, elaborate frame, shown, right, sheet, Italy, 1750–75, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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